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Great, thanks! Just looking to use it for small stuff as well. I'm hoping the brush grubber chain will get more of an immediate grab on stuff.
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IndyJay
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I have had good success with multi-flora rose and blackberry brambles, anything with clumps. The chain links do dig into smaller saplings very well, too.
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I've added a 48" box blade, and just recently bought a County Line landscape rake. I've read mixed reviews on them, but it was in stock ready to pick up and I need it soon. Keeping in mind that my BX is a small and light duty tractor, I'm optimistic it will serve me well.
The box blade is a JBar, which doesn't seem to be the heaviest duty unit, but I paid $250 for it, and have already used it for a grading job that paid $1000 (so that alone made it worthwhile). It worked well for me so I think it'll do just fine. Hydraulic top link from Fitrite (bought secondhand) is en route to my house.
Current attachment list is loader forks, three point landscaping rake, boom pole, box blade, and drawbar for trailers if that even counts.
For now that seems to be all I need. I still want "the thumb" to add to my forks and bucket, and/or possibly a grapple later on.
I also bought an old rusted out spreader for $30, that I plan to strip the gearbox from and the three point frame for a custom project. Not sure what I might ever need the gearbox for, but that part is in good shape so I'll save it. I was going to use the spreader as a basis for a top dresser experiment, but I think the cone part is too far gone to mess with.
The box blade is a JBar, which doesn't seem to be the heaviest duty unit, but I paid $250 for it, and have already used it for a grading job that paid $1000 (so that alone made it worthwhile). It worked well for me so I think it'll do just fine. Hydraulic top link from Fitrite (bought secondhand) is en route to my house.
Current attachment list is loader forks, three point landscaping rake, boom pole, box blade, and drawbar for trailers if that even counts.
For now that seems to be all I need. I still want "the thumb" to add to my forks and bucket, and/or possibly a grapple later on.
I also bought an old rusted out spreader for $30, that I plan to strip the gearbox from and the three point frame for a custom project. Not sure what I might ever need the gearbox for, but that part is in good shape so I'll save it. I was going to use the spreader as a basis for a top dresser experiment, but I think the cone part is too far gone to mess with.
Vigo327
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Landscape rakes take very little power to use. I actually use a 51" landscape rake for an ATV with a Case Hydriv garden tractor that i repowered with a Predator 212 with 6 hp. It works fine! With landscape rakes i would choose size based on your maneuverability concerns. Also, if the ground is not particularly flat a very wide rake will skip over spots.
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Oh I'm sure it'll work well!
I've just read a few reviews where the CL rake pretzeled up, but they were using a bigger tractor, and doing some heavier duty work. I think with my BX I won't have to worry so much. I've also read many good reviews.
I chose a 5' rake. I tend to do a lot of work in some tight spaces. Someone wants me to thin out and rake up a portion of some pine trees in the edge of their yard space. A narrower rake will give me fewer restrictions on places I can't squeeze the rake into. One of this tractor's strengths is being able to fit in tight and narrow places, so the types of things I find myself doing play to that. It's also fairly easy to man handle when not on the tractor.
I've just read a few reviews where the CL rake pretzeled up, but they were using a bigger tractor, and doing some heavier duty work. I think with my BX I won't have to worry so much. I've also read many good reviews.
I chose a 5' rake. I tend to do a lot of work in some tight spaces. Someone wants me to thin out and rake up a portion of some pine trees in the edge of their yard space. A narrower rake will give me fewer restrictions on places I can't squeeze the rake into. One of this tractor's strengths is being able to fit in tight and narrow places, so the types of things I find myself doing play to that. It's also fairly easy to man handle when not on the tractor.
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That would mean having concrete to roll it on. 
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I store most of my implements inside the privacy fence I have in my back yard, palletized and inside my Harbor Freight "portable garage. Pallet forks for moving them around. I hope to build some racking to stack them.
90cummins
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My 3pt pallet forks are my most used attachment. When using my loader I slip my forks under my 1000lb counter weight for better traction & stability.
My next favorite tool is a pallet jack so I can easily maneuver attachments to install or remove.
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My next favorite tool is a pallet jack so I can easily maneuver attachments to install or remove.
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